Witches broom question

[KillerButts]

Have you ever seen a Eastern weeping white pine and Nishiki black pine chimera over a foot? I am seeking a few examples for better knowledge of structural growth. Thank you.

 

[KillerButts]

Bump

 

[Forsoothe!]

Is the chimera of the black or the white pine? Too early to tell?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Never seen one. Never heard of one. Have you? If you have pics please.

 

[KillerButts]

Is the chimera of the black or the white pine? Too early to tell?

I think it’s early the cutting is 2 years old but very small. That being said I am guessing EWP because of all the horizontal growth. I tried to contact the Massachusetts Arboretum in June but they are closed during covid.

I knew when I saw it on the graft union almost 3 years ago it would be special but If the tree is as rare as people are saying I would prefer to give it to a professional for further propagation rather than hoard the only one and possibly loose it. My dick neighbor has bad needle cast on his whites he won’t treat so I have kept it in a window. I will want it out for it’s first true spring this April and I’d rather it was somewhere safer.

 

[KillerButts]

The chimera formed here at this red line.

Sadly I don’t have any photos of its first year cause I was hospitalized and a family member updated my phone. The following is all I could find and I would say they are at a year and 2 months and this spring.

 

[Mikecheck123]

Probably not an actual chimera. If I google "chimera pine," the only hit that's somewhat close is someone who was wrong about thinking he had one.